There are undoubtedly some things that need to be confidential but this hyper secrecy is not good for the church. They cannot dispose of the Deputies even if we only meet once every 3 years. Wouldn’t it be better to build trust through transparency and discussion with the rest of the church
The day began with a celebration of the Holy Eucharist keeping the feast of James Coleridge Patteson and the Martyrs of Melanesia, after which the bishops gathered with the bishops of their province for conversation on a variety of topics.
A few minutes later “Amanda” … our waitress … came up to the table to say that she’d encouraged Michael to come talk to us because she’d found him crying in the kitchen after listening to our conversations. She was raised Catholic but it “didn’t fit” anymore and she wanted to know where she should go to find an Episcopal Church.
Bishops blog on their fall meeting in Phoenix AZ.
Because ministry is about people, we often neglect seeing people themselves as resources for ministry. People, of course, are the recipients of ministry, and a changed person is often the goal of ministry. But ministry is done by people who also need to be seen as a primary resource for doing ministry.
On September 14, 2010 the Southern Cone parties failed in their attempt to obtain a ruling that they, and not the Episcopal parties, were the continuing “Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth” and “Corporation of the Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth.
The State Journal-Register, Springfield, IL describes the process and possible difficulties ahead for the Diocese of Springfield as they elect a new bishop next week. Will the one elected receive enough consents from the Standing Committees and Bishops of the Episcopal Church?
About 40 bishops and spouses are participating in the trip to the border of Mexico and Arizona before the House of Bishops meeting. They are going to learn more about the people and places affected by US immigration laws and the lack of a coherent policy to address the needs of workers and employers.
Hauerwas discusses his new memoir and explains why he thinks “We’re all congregationalists now.”